Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-03
IN THE HOTEL LODBIES.
The Army Of Office Hunter who are
Besieging the Capital.


MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR FOLLOWING
HOW OFFICES ARE LOST AND wON-NTRRRsTING
NOTES FROM THE SCENE OF AcT1oN-AN INSTANCE
OF THE N0RATIrUDE OF PRoTEG1.
A change has come over Washington In the past
week. Day and night many people are upon the
street, and among them q large number OF
strangers. In the evening the hotel Hobbies are
crowded. Every day the Senators and Representa-
tives and their attaches-fOll0wers and proteges
and hangers on-have been arriving In great num-
bers, until now the city is full almost to its winter
measure. The Hobbies at Willard's the Riggs the
Arlington, the Ebbitt the National and the Metro
pOlitan are packed with Congressman and people
who want something OF congressman. The new
members, who are credited with less experience
are attended by larger number OF people who
want place than the old menben, whose expe-
r1enee has made them sadder and wiser. Still
there are very few who have not some proteges in
charge, whether they like it or not The place
hunters are devoting themselves to the members
and the latter are shifting about to find other
shoulders on which TO rest them.
THE CAPITOL OFFICES
There are lots OF small places under the Officers
Of the HOuse-pages, messengers dOOrkeepers
folders and clerks under various titles and there
are the clerks to the committees, who are practi-
cally private secretaries to the chairmen But all
told there are not half enough places to 20 around
and many OF these are filled by men or boys whose
members are still in Congress and must be con-
s1dered The contest for the dOOrkeeperSh1p OF the
House turns on the patronage that Official has at
his disposal All the employees OF the House whose
members have been kept at home Will have TO go,
probably, unless they have managed to transfer
their claims to some other more fortunate Repre-
sentative. And those employees dependent upon
the influence Of members VINO have happened to
get on the wrong side OF any contest will have to
go. The new place-hunterS are on hand In num-
Ders, and some Of them must be provided for. The
members are In sense
PLACK-HUNTKRs
themselves, many OF them, for they all want to be
assigned to good committees that will give them
dignity and standing in the House and do them
credit at home. Many OF them aspire to chairman
ships, with committee clerk attachment, and they
are all anxious and watching. They are planning
about to get settled In as comfortable manner as
possible. SO In the hotel lobby at night may be
seen the little boy who wants to be page the boy
Of more maturer years who wants to be folder or
to have place In the dOcument-room, the man
who would like as good place as he can get buC
cisrEship AND s therefore, WORKING and pray
ing for his member to get craftsmanship; the
man who would like to be elected to one OF The Of
aspires only to place on good committee; the
member who wants Craftsmanship OF any sort;
the member who wants Craftsmanship with q
a chairmanship Of dignity, with an annual clerk.
ship attachment Al along the line, from the
RT6aUeSL 10 Cne SMALLEST, Cney are WORKING away
according TO their condition.
LIVELY SCENE.
This makes 1t lively. Then the musicians, the
flower girls. and flower men, with bouquets on
little trays; the typewriter. who wants to show
how fast he can do It; the man who wants to sell
the smallest terriers In the world" with the big
geSt pod1greeS; the man who can add up figures
with degree OF rapidity that makes your mead
swim TO think Of; the man who writes cards with
flourish Isl a. and several styles Of pens; the man who %
TO talk for no purpose In particular are all there.
They are all mixed up into o Heterogeneous con-
lave lived long enough to % become con- cs cynics LOOK LOOK
upon the new aspirants to place, with their good
clothes, white linen, and beaming, confident coun-
to talk and to treat-and the old cynics continue
TO smile. AS the slang goes, they have all been
there themselves-many times-but they don't
smile.
AN OLD MEMBERS STORY.
One Of the old members Of Congress was telling
THE STAR man OF his experience with constituents
who wanted patronage. More than twelve years
seemed to and Il pretty hard to get w along though
he appeared worthy enough. He brought the
young fellow to Washington with him 70 get q
coming as the member had thought, and for nearly
year he had to support his charge Finally the
you young s man % was put upon the rolls Of the House
publicans got In power he lost his place, but the
member cared for him, and he was given q good
place when the democrats got back. The member
had done great favor for one OF the Officers OF the
House, amounting to little less than securing his
election. In gratitude he asked the member what
he could do for him In return. "0tve this man q
good place, s all ask the other replied. So the
young man was wen cared for. He drew good
salary, got married, and saved few thousand dol
lars. Finally, after he had been cared for by the
member for twelve years, he lost his place. The
member could DO no more tor him, and he got mad.
He went home last tall and stumped the district
telling the people that his benefactOr was scoun-
drel that he sold his vote and took brbes; he had
been watching him for twelve yean and was able
TO make the disclosure II happened that the
member was one OF the best known In the House
nor his integrity. and when the young migrate was
asked why he made such statements ho replied,
"He might have kept me In and DIDN'T"
AxTaAgnDsnes In the Cxlminal CouFs,
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this
morning, George AdamA oologed, was asraigned
for the larceny OF el5 nom the person Of J. H. An
dsEsou. and pleaded not guilty.. Chaa King and
Harry AgeA Two small cologed boys, indicted for
house breaking at the houss a Knsa LRay, and the
larceny Of two Jazs Of pFessrves pleaded nor guilty.
RobG I. Ka1Def, indicted with JAMES r. NcX6nney,
tor the laceny q e12z nom the peguon q G. = W
hppley, on November Is, pleaded NOT guilty.
JaA Z DavlD and WIN. Dav11 indicted 1I obtain
lnG money By fal1e pfetences On na0 - from Jno.
XoDhoVD IN Q h0GDo efo0a p2on6o1 MT Hu11ey.